Minneapolis, MN - The Polars Men's Basketball team faced off with Spurgeon College on Friday and took home the 86-72 win.

The first ten minutes of play was all Knights as Spurgeon jumped out in front 21-6. The Polars battled right back and took the lead 27-26 with just over 4 minutes remaining in the first half as Cade Carroll started to heat up. However the Knights ended the first half up by 3 points. Crown held a slim lead throughout the next ten minutes of play leading by as much as 5 points. The next two minutes saw Carroll push Crown out in front by eighteen points and earn the 14 points victory.

Carroll set the school record for points in a game with 45 points a record that was broken this season by teammate Tyrus Buckner. Carroll also grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Polars. Buckner totaled 10 points and 9 rebounds. 

Crown moves on to the NCCAA DII Championship game where they will face for the 4th time this season the Rams of North Central tomorrow, March 16th at 6pm. Read Full Article